[FX.php List] [OFF] This is gonna sound dumb

[Gjermund Gusland Thorsen]

name them

dev
testing
production

for your own pleasure...

ggt

2008/1/9, Jonathan Schwartz <jschwartz at exit445.com>:
> Hi Folks,
>
> This is gonna sound dumb, but sometimes the simple things are not so simple.
>
> I am migrating from a single server (mac mini) at a colo, to two
> different (new mini) servers.  In order to go from the single server
> to two servers, I will have all three installed at the same time.
>
> The problem and question is regarding naming convention.  I'm getting
> all screwed up using my default system: server1, server2 and server3.
> Server 1 is going away.  Server 2 is taking it's place.  So, server 2
> took server 1's IP address. And server 3 took server 2's place Arghh!
>
> I now realize that I shouldn't use numbers to name servers.  And, do
> you name the functional "spot" for the server or the machine itself?
> When establishing Rev DNS, you can't be changing things every other
> day.  The SysOp doesn't like it. ;-)
>
> I could some seasoned advice from those that have gone down this road before.
>
> Thx
>
> Jonathan
>
>
>
>
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> Jonathan Schwartz
> Exit 445 Group
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